The Value of Connection
The following blog post grew out of comments NCTE member Michael Rifenburg shared during the online conversation you can view below. The …
When a Good Book Helps the Conversation
Kids are talking . . . about race and about the many instances in the last few years in which …
Genius Hour: Critical Inquiry and Differentiation
In the August English Leadership Quarterly, teacher Elaine Simos explores the Genius Hour. The following excerpts from her article answer …
Call for Proposals—Special Issue of Research in the Teaching of English
This post was written by NCTE members Nicole Mirra and Antero Garcia, Guest Editors of Research in the Teaching of …
Talking Immigration in the Classroom
This is a guest post written by Katelyn Sedelmyer. This summer there has been much talk around issues pertaining to …
ReadWriteThink.org A-Z, Part 5
In Part 4, we took a look at ReadWriteThink.org from N to R. In this post, we will cover S-W. …
Digital Storytelling and the Digital Divide
This post was written by NCTE members Tisha Lewis Ellison and Marva Solomon, and is adapted from their article “Counter-Storytelling vs. …
12 Ways We Can Teach About the Holocaust
This blog post by NCTE member Frank Baker appeared originally on MiddleWeb and is reprinted with permission. The evidence is clear: many …
When Books about War Get Shot Down
This post was written by Millie Davis, former director of NCTE’s Intellectual Freedom Center. During the recognitions for Veterans Day …
How to Teach Reading in the Middle Grades
This post was written by NCTE member and author Laura J. Robb, reprinted with permission from MiddleWeb. Step into …